A treatise on the nature and cure of those diseases, either acute or chronic, which precede change of structure : with a view to the preservation of health, and, particularly, the prevention of organic diseases / by A.P.W. Philip.

Date:
1830
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Credit: A treatise on the nature and cure of those diseases, either acute or chronic, which precede change of structure : with a view to the preservation of health, and, particularly, the prevention of organic diseases / by A.P.W. Philip. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    often appears to be the original disease, and, consequently, that the derangement of the biharj secretion will often be increased by any cause which materially increases that irritation, must not be forgotten. When the abdomen becomes very tender, nothing so certainly gives relief as local blood-letting. In the earlier stages of the disease it often removes the tenderness, and by relieving the inflammatory state, relieves the morbid irritability of the bowels, and thus allows them to relax; in consequence of which their contents are passed, and the tumefaction subsides. Leeches should either be applied to the most tender part of the abdomen, or near the anus; by the latter, blood is drawn from ves- sels in immediate communication with those of the intestines. I have seen a very small discharge of blood from piles give immediate relief in such cases. It is surprising how very small a loss of blood will give immediate relief when the